Deadline: 2 July 2018

The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department) is seeking applications for its grant Program entitled “Building the Capacity of Civil Society to Combat Child Labor and Forced Labor and Improve Working Conditions” to fund a technical assistance project to improve the capacity of civil society to better understand and address child labor and/or forced labor abuses and promote acceptable conditions of work in a sector and/or supply chain.

Program Outcomes

• Improved capacity of civil society to identify and document accurate, independent, and objective information on the nature and scope of child labor and/or forced labor, and violations of acceptable conditions of work in a sector and/or supply chain;
• Improved capacity of civil society to raise awareness for the protection of workers from child labor and/or forced labor abuses, and violations of acceptable conditions of work; and
• Improved capacity of civil society organizations to implement initiatives to address child labor and/or forced labor and violations of acceptable conditions of work.

Funding Information

• Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,600,000
• Award Ceiling: $2,600,000
• Award Floor: $2,600,000

Eligibility Criteria

• The following organizations are eligible to apply: U.S. organizations:
  • Nonprofits, including any faith-based organizations or community-based organizations
  • Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
  • Private Institutions of Higher Education
• For-Profit Organizations Non-U.S. organizations:
  • Non-US Entities, including PIOs, as described in 2 CFR 200.46.
• Eligible applicants may include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organizations, including any faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, or public international organizations (PIOs), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online via given website.

For more information, please visit Grants.gov.